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| Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade If you are going to spend money looking for a meaningful upgrade then the only choice would be speakers. As far as asking which one to buy you will need to rely on your ears over opinions. You can add all the fancy cables you want. You can upgrad... | |
| From whence does Sound Stage come? David Fabrikant is the owner of Ascend Acoustics. He has many,many years of speaker design and development. He was asked what are the 10 most important parts or aspects of an audio system. He responded.” 1 thru 8 the speakers, number 9 the room... | |
| Atoll ST300 streamer DAC. Cindy sounds like a bot. | |
| Connectivity Issues/Arcam ST60 Streamer!! I’ve had the ST60 for about 6 months and I use Roon and have no issues. it’s a good streamer. one other note..I hard wired mine to the internet. Direct connect to the Modem/router. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? What barjohn said | |
| Leaving my amplifier on ok? Question was presented to a McIntosh tech some years back. The response was a resounding NO. If it’s on its being used and any piece of equipment being used does not have its life span increased by being used. | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Maybe these guys were mentioned…or not I would not hesitate to recommend Ascend Acoustic. Great speakers and even better customer service…not to mention one of the best bang for the buck in the industry.…and no, I am not affiliated with them in a... | |
| Center speaker and AVR on same surface? Really not sure if vibration will effect a solid state unit. If it were tubes then I would be concern. | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters I think asvjerry hit the nail on the head with pipe insulation. | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters I think asvjerry hit the nail on the head with pipe insulation. | |
| A Streamer or Dedicated DAC With McIntosh MX110Z??? I decided in the Arcam ST60. I found myself overly researching streamers and in doing so I was straying away from my original intent. Purchasing a solid streamer for MX110 preamp so that I could enjoy the MX110 for what it is. Therefore all the ot... | |
| A Streamer or Dedicated DAC With McIntosh MX110Z??? Yeah, you’re right about the spouse. Many moons ago I bought her a 20 year anniversary diamond ring, not yet sized. The following day she ask if I would be upset if she were to return it. I ask why, she said, ( and this is the absolute truth), sh... | |
| I have seen a lot of ideas concerning Cable lifters I have mine lifted over 9 feet. Amazing. Underneath them is the basement of the house. | |
| A Streamer or Dedicated DAC With McIntosh MX110Z??? Elliot,Re-researching my info on the tape input of the MX110 and I was mistaken..which is no surprise. Yes, the analog outs will provide the DAC for the MX110. I then plan on using the digital out to connect to a Mac MX123 of which I will use thos... | |
| A Streamer or Dedicated DAC With McIntosh MX110Z??? Elliot, you mention using aux and phono. I thought tape was preferable for adding a streamer. Am I mistaken? |